John Osborne and Samel Seely were the owners of the first vessel to travel from Geneva, New York to New York City solely by waterways. It was November 1823 when Osborne and Seely packed the Mary and Hannah with goods from the West including eight hundred bushels of wheat, tons of butter, and barrels of beans. After the boat was packed, the crew took off for New York City by means of the Seneca Cayuga...